Improved broom-head



ALBERT ALnEN, or EAST CAMBRIDGE, MAS'sAcHUsETrs."

Letters Patent No. 76,688, dated April 14, 1868.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN Be it known that I, ALBERT AL'DEN, of EastCambridge, in the county of Middlesex, and State of Massachusetts, haveinvented a new and improved Broom-Head; and I do'hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description' thereof, which willenableothers skilled in the art to make anduse the same, ret'- erencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of thisspecification, in which- Figure 1 represents a central longitudinalsection of my improved broom-head.

Figure 2 is a similar view of a modification ofthe same.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts. v

This invention relates to a broom-head which is particularly adaptedptorattan and other brooms made'of long, fibrous, and coarse material, butwhich may also be used with advantage in the constrnctionof brush orbroom-corn brooms. l

The invention consists in the manner of securing the corn to the head,and-in the construction and arrangement of the di'erent parts whichconstitute the heads. The stub ends of thebroom-corn or brush are laidover a wooden or other bar, so as to be held -,between the same andthe"crossbar of the broom-head to which the handle is secured. The saidbar is secured to the cross-head by means of' screw-bolts, andthe sidesofthe corn are confined between side springs or leather or elasticbands. Thetwo halves ofthe broom on both sides of thel aforesaid bar areconnected by a thread, wire, or cord, which -is passed through holes orslots in the bar. A very good, fastening for the corn is thus effected,and when the latter is destroyed or used up, it can be easily renewedwithout the assistance of experts. i

A represents the handle oi' the broom, to the lower end of which across-head, B, is secured in any suitable manner. The under side ot'thiscross-head is almost or perfectly'fiat.

C is a bar, having a ilat upper surface. The ends of the corn are laidaround thebar C, and the latter is l then secured to the cross-head B bymeans of bolts and nuts a b, so that the broomis clamped vbetween thelower surface of B and the upper surface of C. To the under side' ofthevhead B are secured elbow-braces, Dp (tig. 2,) which project downwardfrom the ends of the head, and which serve to -keep the corn rmly inposition. But, if desired, they may be omitted, and the band E be laidaround'the upper4 bent portion of the corn', as is clearly shown in iig.I. This band may be made of leather, cloth, India rubber, or of sheetmetal, and prevents, as well as the arms D, thespreading of the cornbeyond the outside ofthe bar C.

The stub'ends of the corn, which are bent around the bar' C, shouldreach down at least as far as to be in line with the bottom of, saidbar. They can then be tied by a string, F, which passesl around thecorn, and through holes or slots in the bar C, as is clearly shown `inthe drawing. The corn is thereby not only firmly held in position, butits lower ends can be spread just enough to make it appear and operatewell. i

Having thus described my invention, what I cla-im as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. The manner of securing the corn or broonrmaterial to the head, byclamping its stub ends between the bars B and C, and tying it by, astring, F, and confining it in position by a band, E, or its equivalent,substantially as herein shown and described.v i

2. The broom-head, formed byA combining the cross-head B, slotted'orperforated bar C, bolts'a, band E, orits equivalent, and spring F, witheach other, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

' ALBERT ALDEN.

Witnesses;

BENT. R. RAND; ISAAC F. J oNEs.`

